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Special Weather Statement, NWS Wakefield, VA

March 21, 201113 counties in Virginia

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this special weather statement at Mar 21, 2011, 9:18 PM EDT for 13 counties in Virginia. It was in force for 57 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Mar 21, 2011, 9:18 PM EDT (01:18 UTC)
Expired
Mar 21, 2011, 10:15 PM EDT
In force
57 min
Issued by
NWS Wakefield, VA

Counties City of Colonial Heights, VA, City of Hopewell, VA, City of Petersburg, VA, City of Poquoson, VA, City of Portsmouth, VA, City of Williamsburg, VA, Gloucester County, VA, Isle of Wight County, VA, James City County, VA, Mathews County, VA, Prince George County, VA, Surry County, VA, Sussex County, VA

The radar

The Norfolk radar (KAKQ), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 21, 8:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQAmelia, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Essex, Hanover, Henrico and 7 more59 min
Mar 21, 8:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningAKQCharles City, Essex, Gloucester, Hanover, James City, King and Queen and 3 more42 min
Mar 21, 9:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQGloucester, Isle of Wight, James City, Mathews, Prince George, Surry and 7 more55 min
Mar 21, 8:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQDorchester, Somerset57 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Virginia, 2011Every special weather statement in 2011

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.